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Clearwater Police Probe Possible Surgical Injury in Hulk Hogan Death

An occupational therapist told officers a recent procedure may have damaged the phrenic nerve.

Overview

  • Investigators said they are interviewing multiple witnesses and have requested clinical records from several providers.
  • Body-worn camera recordings captured first-responder interviews that could become evidence, according to reports.
  • Hogan collapsed at his Clearwater home on July 24 and was pronounced dead at Morton Plant Hospital after resuscitation efforts.
  • A prior forensic report listed acute myocardial infarction as the cause of death with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and atrial fibrillation as contributing conditions.
  • The widow said an autopsy was performed but its findings have not been released, and the family has sought answers as cremation reportedly remains pending.